Obama New Media Director Backs Open Source Government

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/09/Kojo_Nnamdi_One-on-One_with_Macon_Phillips

White House director of new media Macon Phillips supports the use of open source software and encourages development of third-party apps based on open government data. "Open source development...represents the best of civic participation," says Macon. "It's really exciting to think that we could tap a community that has a long history of innovation."

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Radio host Kojo Nnamdi joins Director of New Media at the White House Macon Phillips in a conversation about how the White House is using new media. How is working inside the government different from common assumptions? What regulations might need to change to make it easier for government to use social media effectively? - Web 2.0 Summit

As the Director of New Media at the White House, Phillips develops and manages the Obama Administration's online program, including WhiteHouse.gov.

Phillips ran the new media program for the Presidential Transition Team (Change.gov) and served as the Deputy Director of the Obama campaign's new media department (BarackObama.com).

Prior to the campaign, Phillips led Blue State Digital's strategy practice, working with clients like the Democratic National Committee and Senator Ted Kennedy. An Americorps*VISTA alum, the Huntsville, Alabama native is a graduate of Duke University.

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[Redfingers]

This is great, to hear a top level government employee support open source.

[mattghtpa]

What is immoral and a crime is the War on Drugs.

It is a travesty of justice that is beyond the scope of most to grasp.

variablast is quite correct. The US is in Afghan and now Columbia to control drug trade.

[Mastikator]

I don't see how they'd win, but they certainly are terrorists.

[saltycreefer]

@Mastikator  LOL what terrorists are you speaking of? Just curious. The CIA?

[Mastikator]

But if you legalize pot and cocaine then the terrorists win.

[hoomelemele1]

Ohhh .... I love the feeling of smoke up my ass

[GuppyPal]

in the thumbnail, I thought the mic was a giant cyst or something. I was like, "holy shit!"

[sexdrugsRnR]

thanks for sharing your perceptions of morality.

[yuriythebest]

This is still a microstep. What needs to be done is parliament needs to be disbanded as it's an obsolete concept and instead all decisions made by parliament should be transferred to online voting polls - watch "Us now" it's free

[voyeurdug]

Federal and states' Treasury and taxing authorities' websites need constant streamlining and simplification. The firewalling and the transparency problems will always be with us, but they are invisible to the average user. The average user will be thwarted at every turn by each lack of simplicity and each lack of streamlining. Usually, that means thwarted to a stop. Those are customers lost or alienated. Streamline & simplity!!! Start and never stop.